Elsewhere in the top flight, Marske entertain Peterlee. In division two, Norton are away at Washington Nissan.

Whitby Town take on big boys Scarborough in the second round of the North Riding Senior Cup.

The Redcar Workingmen's Competition continues to be one of the best pro-ams staged in the country.

Leeds pro Peter Lines certainly showed that he was taking it seriously with a 5-0 demolition of Robert Drane.

Lines made breaks of 63, 37, 56 and 46 twice as he failed to score less than 70 in any frame.

In the other game, Leeds companion Kuldesh Johal was up against Mark Strathern.

Mark started well, with breaks of 37, 35 and 31 to go 2-0 up.

Johal came back with runs of 39, 30 and 33 to square things up. A 48 in the next put Mark back in front, and a 39 in the next helped him win the frame 105-2 to go 4-2 up.

Johal came back to win the next, but a 60 in the eighth frame saw Strathern take the frame 108-17 and claim a 5-3 victory.

Local Snooker players can now get their entry forms for the annual John Meehan Snooker Pairs Competition. Entry costs £5 per pair and entries close on February 25. Contact Leo Robb at the Ironopolis club for more details.

Over-40s soccer

Billingham Wanderers hope to get back to action this weekend against Sunderland in a league clash at Norton (10.30am) after last Saturday's game against Mowden was postponed.

The Teessiders hope to have ex-Boro midfielder Charlie Bell fit again and Southampton's Jerry Forrest available after work commitments. Player of the month for December was Harry Davies.

Qualified FA coaches are wanted by an expanding Teesside-based sports company to take on a variety of projects in schools.

Experienced soccer coaches are needed to work with boys and girls aged five to 16 on an ad hoc basis both in term-time and during holidays. Send a CV to Jason McHale at Total Football, PO Box 10, Stockton, TS18 5YA or ring 07711 749177 for details.

Darren Kell has cemented his place at the top of the English rankings after winning the latest ABC event.

Nine Teessiders had made the long journey to North Wales to compete in the first ABC to be held at Queensferry - and for the fourth time in four events, a Teessider was the winner.

In the first round, two of the locals were drawn against each other, with Middlesbrough's 18-year-old Darren Murrell up against Redcar's Liam O'Niell, 14. Darren won 278-222.

Young Dominic Mulhall, of Ormesby, was beaten by Richie Evans, of Nuneaton, 266-157, while Kell was unstoppable when beating Harrogate's Bob Slee 438-76.

Lee Lagan was another Teessider in excellent form, as he made breaks of 78, 110, 71, 81 and 135 against Ernest Shorney, winning 556-143.

Only a break of 76 from Norfolk's David Nicholls could separate him and Stockton player Billy Bousfield, who put up a good performance before going down 304-233.

John Hartley opened with a 289-193 victory over Liverpool's Jay O'Brien, while young James Clare, of Middlesbrough, was beaten 327-204 by Neal Rewhorn.

In round two, Murrell was beaten 179-335 by former English amateur champion Phil Welham, though Kell beat David Wells 439-114.

Redcar's Callum Robinson went down to the experienced Norman Routledge 237-146 while Lagan struggled to beat Dave Nicholls 294-268. Hartley also made it to the last 16 with a 309-207 win against Branson Hoole.

In round three, Kell was still not challenged as he beat Martin Phillips 410-123, while Lagan came through 537-222 against Peter Shelley. Hartley was eliminated easily 358-136 by Rewhorn.

In the quarter finals, Kell again won by 300, this time against Harry Willis, while Lagan was in record-breaking form as he made an incredible one-hour score of 780 against a helpless Rewhorn.

He continued where he left off in the semis, this time winning 744-130 against Steve Crosland, after more big breaks, including a 255.

Kell faced his first real test of the day against Brian Harvey and came through with flying colours, winning 470-127.

That left Lagan and Kell to battle it out in the final, Lee managing breaks of 64 and 61, but runs of 54, 69 and 101 gave Darren a deserved 303-260 victory.

In the plate event, 12-year-old Mulhall made the semi-finals.

After four events, the rankings now show Kell out in front with 95 points, with Lagan tied in second with Jim McCann on 85 points.